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Medical Xpress / Not all exercise is equal when it comes to metabolic syndrome risk

Not every disease announces itself with obvious symptoms. Some develop quietly, going unnoticed until they begin to take a serious toll on health. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is one of them. Rather than a single disease, it ...

Jul 31, 2026
Phys.org / Insights into bee biology could ease US rules for organic honey

Strict regulations have prevented continental U.S. beekeepers from participating in the lucrative organic honey market, but new research finds that bees' actual habits make certain rules too extreme. The findings potentially ...

Aug 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Current privacy frameworks fall short for governing identity in immersive online worlds

Research published in the International Journal of Web-Based Communities has looked at how digital identity might be governed online, specifically in the so-called metaverse. The study found that current frameworks for digital ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / Monkey friendships with dogs, deer and even pigs offer clues to the evolutionary origins of pet-keeping

Why do humans keep pets? A new international study suggests that some of the behavioral foundations of human-animal companionship may have much deeper evolutionary roots than previously thought.

Jul 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI scribes promise less paperwork but may introduce errors into patient records

Visits to a new doctor, physical therapist or specialist often begin with: "Do you mind if I use AI?" According to Off the Record, a new report by Digital Rights Watch, more than 40% of Australian doctors are now using AI ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / How digital interferences shape parent-child time

New research is giving children a voice in understanding how technological interruptions affect parent-child relationships. A paper, "Distracted, Interrupted, or Disrupted: A Pathway Model of Technoference," led by Associate ...

Aug 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Students engineer reusable tool to monitor abandoned oil and gas wells

For many mechanical engineering seniors, the Senior Capstone Design experience is the first opportunity to solve a problem without a textbook answer. For six Texas A&M University students, that challenge came from Los Alamos ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Rural communities face serious obstacles in promoting physical activity

People in rural communities have long experienced disproportionate levels of chronic disease, driven in part by systemic barriers to physical activity. A new study from North Carolina State University highlights ways some ...

Aug 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Nurse-led initiative reduces unplanned extubations

A nurse-led initiative at a New Jersey hospital reversed an upward trend of unplanned extubation rates in its medical intensive care unit (MICU) and maintained the improvement for five years, according to an article published ...

Aug 3, 2026
Phys.org / New immune-blocking strategy improves interspecies organ generation

Xenophagocytosis is a natural immune process that limits interspecies organ generation by eliminating living donor cells, researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, report. By uncovering how embryonic macrophages ...

Aug 1, 2026
Phys.org / Astronomers find strongest evidence yet that Betelgeuse has a companion

At long last, astronomers have firm evidence that Betelgeuse, one of the most famous stars in the night sky, is not alone. Using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (ESO's VLT), a team led by French researcher ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Rideshare launches boost regional GDP and flexible jobs, study finds

Ride-hailing has become a routine part of urban life in the United States, but its broader economic impacts have been difficult to measure. As Uber and Lyft expanded across hundreds of cities over the past decade, they promised ...

Aug 2, 2026